What does concours in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word concours in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use concours in French.

The word concours in French means competitive exam, contest, competition, cooperation, compete, contribute, make your contribution to, with the participation of, with the assistance of, whiz kid, dog show, eventing, eventing, competitive entrance examination, design competition, spelling bee, beauty contest, conjunction of circumstances, moot court competition, show jumping, external competitive examination, open competition, national schools competition, horse show, internal competitive examination, photography competition, in a class of your own, not competing, disqualified, competition, contest, through a fortunate chain of circumstances, prepare for a competitive exam, recruitment via open competition, win a competition, win a contest, take a competitive examination, on the results of an entrance examination. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word concours

competitive exam

nom masculin (examen à nombre limité de places)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre n'a pas été reçu au concours de cette école.
Peter didn't pass the competitive exam to get into this school.

contest, competition

nom masculin (compétition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma fille a remporté le premier prix du concours de piano de la ville. Il y aura un concours hippique dimanche.
There will be a horse show on Sunday.

cooperation

nom masculin (participation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gala est organisé avec le concours de nombreux artistes.
The gala is organised with the cooperation of many artists.

compete

verbe intransitif (participer à un concours)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Elle concourt au titre de Miss France.
She is competing for the title of Miss France.

contribute

verbe intransitif (participer à)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ils ont tous les trois concouru à la réussite du projet.
All three of them contributed to the project's success.

make your contribution to

(aider [qqn] ou participer à [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

with the participation of, with the assistance of

(avec l'aide de [qqn])

whiz kid

nom féminin (figuré (premier de la classe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
He's a real whiz kid, always top of the class.

dog show

nom masculin (présentation de dressage ou de beauté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

eventing

nom masculin (ensemble d'épreuves équestres) (horse riding)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le concours complet se compose de trois épreuves : dressage, cross, saut d'obstacles.

eventing

nom masculin (ensemble d'épreuves équestres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vitesse, endurance et équilibre sont les clés de la réussite du concours complet d'équitation.

competitive entrance examination

nom masculin (test d'acceptation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

design competition

nom masculin (coopération, participation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

spelling bee

nom masculin (test de niveau d'écriture) (contest)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

beauty contest

nom masculin (concours de beauté physique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

conjunction of circumstances

nom masculin (ensemble de conditions improbables)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

moot court competition

nom masculin (test d'éloquence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

show jumping

nom masculin (concours hippique avec sauts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle s'est entraînée toute la semaine afin de participer au concours de saut d'obstacles.

external competitive examination

nom masculin (concours ouvert aux gens extérieurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

open competition

nom masculin (France (concours national pour lycéens)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

national schools competition

nom masculin (examen entre lycéens)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

horse show

nom masculin (compétition équestre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le club participera au concours hippique régional.
The club will be entering the regional horse show.

internal competitive examination

nom masculin (concours pour personnes déjà employées)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

photography competition

nom masculin (compétition de photos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre participe chaque année au concours photo organisé par la mairie.

in a class of your own

locution adverbiale (exceptionnel)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ses résultats la classent hors concours.
These results put him in a class of his own.

not competing

locution adjectivale (hors compétition)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il est hors concours cet année, il vient en tant qu'invité.
He is not competing this year; he is coming as a guest.

disqualified

locution adjectivale (exclus)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Après avoir gagné trois fois ce tournoi, on est placé hors concours.

competition, contest

nom masculin (concours ludique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les magazines proposent souvent un jeu concours durant l'été.

through a fortunate chain of circumstances

locution adverbiale (grâce à beaucoup de chance)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il eut son permis du premier coup, par un heureux concours de circonstances.

prepare for a competitive exam

locution verbale (réviser pour passer un concours)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

recruitment via open competition

nom masculin (emploi accessible après épreuves)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le professorat est ouvert au recrutement par voie de concours.

win a competition, win a contest

locution verbale (gagner un concours)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

take a competitive examination

(passer les épreuves d'un concours)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

on the results of an entrance examination

locution adverbiale (via un concours)

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